Party Like A Russian (Robbie Williams)

"Party Like A Russian" is a song performed by Tybaltevan singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It represented Tybalteva in the sixth edition of the Maia Song Contest. It placed 13th with 52 points in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the grand final.

Meaning
"Party Like A Russian" is a mid-tempo pop song featuring electronic music elements, a male choir and a re-worked sample of illustrious Petràn composer Sergei Prokofiev's Dance Of The Knights, giving it a strong classical music flavour.

Williams explained the meaning of the song in a written interview for French-speaking newspaper Musique Tybaltévane: "In a nutshell, the song satirizes the hedonistic parties of the Petràn and Russian elites both in our country and abroad. I sing from the perspective of a leader who alleviates the cash from a whole entire nation, takes loose change and builds his own space station, I'm not making fun of anybody but I had to take a few things out just to make it more politically correct - and this is the version you're getting."

Right after its release, the song nonetheless drew criticism from several Petràn personalities for its portrayal of Russian culture.

"It is just a spicy parody of a particular elite: if you have some kind of sense of humour in you, you should not find it hurtful. My intent was more light-hearted than you might think it was", Williams added.

The music video was entirely shot in the square staircase, the grey library, the summer dining room and the formal gardens of the grand Gatineau Castle - Gatineau, Tybalteva - home to the Tybaltevan Royal Family.

Results
TBD